Posts Tagged ‘Journalism’

We read a post by CEO Gwen Webber McCleod recently that said African American women are starting businesses at a rate six times the national average, and employing almost 1.4 million people. Last week, WAER’s Mark Bialczak profiled journalists Victoria Coit and Vanessa Campbell and their efforts to launch a magazine here in Syracuse called CuseCulture.

Special thanks to journalist/social media expert Sherri Williams for her comprehensive coverage of “The General Body” and “Stand with Baltimore” movements. Her work (in various forms), as it relates to the #Black Lives Matter Movement, is deserving of an award from the Syracuse Press Club.

Columnist Sean Kirst explains how one story becomes another story at TEDx Syracuse University.

We’ve seen him speak to community groups and interview celebrities, but deep down we think Sean Kirst is a griot, a storyteller. As a columnist/writer Kirst is a great mix of Gay Talese, Bob Greene and Pete Hamill, but at tonight’s TEDx event, he would have given six-figure keynote speakers such as Malcolm Gladwell a run for the money. In 20 minutes Kirst told what we think is possibly the most memorable tale (minus scandal) we’ve heard pertaining to this region.

Do yourself a favor, when they post the video, make sure to check out “At the Lighthouse…”

Where Fashion Meets Photography: Photographer, author and martial artist Dale Harp is a board member of the Stand Newspaper. On Saturday he talked about his introduction to the paper’s photography department. We’ve seen him many times on assignment iwearing a camera around his neck and rocking an urbane lid on his head.

Columnist Sean Kirst, who at one time worked for a community newspaper in Rochester, was the keynote speaker for the 5th Anniversary Celebration for The Stand (Newspaper) on Saturday. He encouraged the editors, visitors and staff members about the power of finding untold stories as a way to elevate our city. The event was held at the Southside Innovation Center.

ESPN announcer and SU grad (’84) Sean McDonough spoke at Newhouse School of Communications on Friday.

Veteran sports journalist Sean McDonough has covered everything from the Olympics and The Masters to the World Series. On Friday, he advised SU students to get as much practical experience as they could on the Hill and early in their careers. And although he graduated 30 years ago, he still finds himself rooting for SU when they are televised (but not when he’s doing play-by of course).

Writer/Editor Russ Tarby (left) and Music Executive/Drummer Larry Luttinger have made some great contributions to Central New York arts scene. We first met Russ when he was the go-to-guy for music at the New Times about two decades ago; we met Larry when he was first putting together the Jazz Arts Foundation. They are pictured here at Tuesday’s Jazz Central Holiday Reception.

The O Effect: A visit to Syracuse University by Oprah Winfrey stopped traffic along Waverly Avenue and had people trying to get a better view by going atop an adjacent parking garage. Some folk took a longer than usual lunch break to hear Winfrey's remarks about the opening of The Dick Clark Studio wing of Newhouse.